"The presence of illegal amounts of alcohol in those fatally injured has continued to decrease over the years since its introduction -- from 49 percent in 1977, to 24 per cent in 2009 to 15 per cent in 2014."

Fryer said the introduction of a zero blood alcohol limit for all drivers 26 and under would be a continuation of that trend towards safer driving.

"We've come a long way, but it's time to look to the future," Fryer said.

"We know young drivers are at the highest at risk on our roads and they are consistently over-represented in alcohol related road trauma.

"A mixture of inexperience and self-determined invincibility leaves them exposed and extremely vulnerable to road trauma."

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When cops stop you for a breath test, it's part of a wider plan to increase road safety.

Fryer said that in 2014, of the 468 injured drink drivers blood tested in hospital, 31 percent were under 26.